Index Case

Hello hi,
So, i was on the subway, trying to sleep ( yeah i know it is cheesy), but i could not. I just wound thinking about the nature of human beings. For some reason ( i guess it is because i am a human), i like to think about the probable reasons to which we can attribute the actions of a certain individual.  More often than not, we give too much credit to fate, or the devil or other humans for the consequences of our actions.
First of all, i want to explain something about life. Life is not a shangri la. Life may or may not afford the same opportunities to everyone.  Someone maybe given a lucrative head start,  or as some would call it a fair advantage. Another, may have to actually identify an opportunity no matter how small and others, well they just didn't have a fighting chance,  unless someone gave them a candle to light up their world.

Now, with that said, let us assume you have the potential to thrive sitting on your doorstep,  waiting for you to activate it. Let us assume you do not have  ' the universe conniving against you ' situation and you are in stellar shape. You will realize that you spend your waking hours right before you wake up. How ? You ask, especially given the fact that you just woke  up and you have not yet done anything for the day....
Well, the deal is,  you plan your day before you hitch a ride to dreamland, because, you go to bed with a definite time in mind  to awake the next day. You choose what you will do when you wake up ( unless someone plans your days for you ) and on cue, it all falls into place.
So here's what happens, you get through the day, simply carrying out your daily plans, which either involved doing something or doing nothing. At the end of it all, you reap the  consequences  of your actions and depending on how they weigh of the good/bad scale, you attribute the results to something or someone.  Bad: you are a victim. Good: you are a hero.

With that notion, i want you to ask yourself,  do you know that you tell yourself  the greatest lies? Do you know that you are reap exactly what you sow? Do you know that you are responsible for you and no one can make you do anything or be anything unless you allow yourself?  Do you know that you are the index case ? It all begins with you. Until you find you, you ought not to stop looking. It begins with you but it's not about you. You are a part of a great picture. You are your index case,  and ......

To be continued

God bless

Facade

Behind every line on your face, there is a story.  Is  it sad ? Does it have a happy ending or it is so painful that you would rather be numbed at the memory of it?

Does your stride tell us where you have been or where you aspire to go?

Does your speech reflect the very core of your soul, or is it simply tailored for your audience ?

Does your smile really mean you are having the time of your life or you are enduring this present sting ?

When you laugh, is it because you gotta laugh, or because you are obliged to?

Are you brave enough to face you or you so scared that you cannot even face your dog ?

Are you living your dream or is someone living their dream through you ?

Are you aware that behind your mask, there is a little boy, a little girl who would always look for approval, maybe in wrong places even ?

You know that i know you, yet i do not know you.

I talk to you but do we even communicate?

The social obscurity wedged so deep it cannot be regressed.

Your walls so high, your gates heavily fortified and your windows plastered so, such that getting to you, requires you meeting me at your gates to let me in.

Of course, i could break them down, but you are such a good architect that breaking them down would kill you.

I do not know if the stone you got from the quarry to use as the building block was your choice personally or the quarry-men just gave that to you because that was all that was available.

But whatever the case,  the stone is quite heavy and you constructed your walls such that no one could enter from from the outside.

You built a fort for yourself and you did a great job. No denying that.

Just a quick question though,  do you remember where exactly it all started ? Forgive me, but i got to ask,  do you remember when and how you set the first layer stone? Did you use mortar or old fashioned clay ? Maybe you even are adventurous and used nails and a drill, but of course, am just saying.

I do not know how you did not see that that, your walls cannot contain your screams.  you are yelling for help.

Somebody wants to rescue you, but we need the blueprints to formulate a strategy.  are there any compartments inside of your wall ?

 Can we protect you  as we make way to you or we gonna lose you when we demolish them ?

Can you get out or there is no way out ?

Is it me that you are lying to or yourself?

Is the bright sun so frightful you are reluctant to budge ?

Is the familiar too familiar that the very notion of advancement scares the daylight out of you ?

Are you going to continue to live with strife if you can exchange it all for happy life ?

Smile

Smile. Someone just needs to know you are doing alright and that is by you showing them your smile.
Someone needs to know you are strong when you smile even though you are in the darkest hour of your life.
Someone is drawing strength from you, so smile.  You may need a soft place to fall, but, even then, smile.
You never know, your smile may be the reason behind someone's smile.

SMILE.
Love God and be yourself.

Ciao....

Scared? Me too.

We run. We hide. We run faster and hide deeper.
We avoid the pain, knowing we gotta go through the pain to actually get better. We lose focus of the most important thing, majoring in minors. Indulging whims and fantasies at the expense of facing reality.
We fear the unknown because the present is comfortable. The status quo  not defied because norm dictates it. We like to play it safe... is it really safe or we are just hiding behind the illusion? A facade that is soon broken if the storm hits hard enough;
I run. I hide. I stop. I just stop.
What are you afraid of?
What are you running from?
What are you waiting for?

ciao

Take the Time

Have you ever wondered what you would notice if you just took the time?
Slow down. Speed is good but you get lost in it and you miss the song of birds. you will miss the rustle of leaves in the wind. you will miss the water splash and ripples as the wavelets gather on the surface.
You are rushing alright, it is good, but imagine you hopping on the wrong train because you rushed, without stopping to double check the signs; to confirm you are going in the right direction.
You need to slow down to hear God's silent whispers. Most of the time, we rush through our days, yelling at God and expect him to yell back at us. Just because we yell at each other does not mean we will yell at God and he back at us. Funny, come to think of it.
Sometimes when i have hectic weeks, i yell. I don't stop. I just run and yell, and then i expect God to yell back at me. Except you slow down and actually listen, you will miss the whispers of God.
I have to constantly remind myself to stop running. I need to constantly remind myself to stop and listen. I need to perpetually remind myself to live and not exist. It's easy to get lost in the moment  and exist instead of live.
Take time to hear the birds sing and not the scream of guitars and clang of cymbals.
Take time to hear the wind howl and not the buzz of your text messages.
Take time to just look out at the night sky, starry or not.
Take time to hear the whispers of God.
Take time to spend with people who matter. Do things that matter.
Carpe Diem.

If You do not want it.....

If you do not want to do it, do not do it.
If you are going to do it, do it well. You cannot toe on the mid line. There is no middle ground. you are either in or out and not half in or out.
If you do not like it, and you can change it, by all means change it. If you cannot change it and you do not like it, well, by all means, walk away if you can. If you cannot, put up with it.
If you are tired, take a break. if you cannot take a break...still take a break. You are no good to the world if you are all run down and malfunctioning as if that is your best.
If you want it, you get it. If you don't want it, don't go for it. It's not hard really. There is no gray area. It's all black and white. You either are making every effort to get it as much as you want it or you are wishing for it to somehow gravitate towards you, even in the absence of effort.
If you have no more tears to shed, it's OK. It means, there is nothing to cry over.
If you do not want it, say no.
If you want it, say yes.